Description
Phonak Audéo™ Sphere Infinio Hearing Aids
Phonak Audéo Infinio Sphere hearing aids include a 5-year warranty.
Phonak is one of the largest hearing aid manufacturers in the world. It is based in Switzerland and is part of the Sonova Group, which includes Unitron.
Phonak is known for its innovative hearing technology and reliable hearing aids. Founded in 1947 in Switzerland, it became the hearing industry’s leading innovator in analogue hearing aids. In 1985, after purchasing multiple hearing aid companies, it became Phonak Holding AG and the world’s leading provider of digital hearing aids. 2007 it changed its name to Sonova Holding—or Sonova Group.
Phonak Infinio Sphere hearing aids were released in 2024 and supersede Phonak Audéo Lumity. Click here to view all of Phonak’s hearing aids.
Overview
- New ERA and DEEPSONIC chip
- Spheric Speech Clarity
- 30% longer-lasting Battery Life – lithium-rechargeable
- APD 3.0 – A New Hearing Prescription to accurately match your hearing loss
- AutoSense 6.0
- It has enhanced Bluetooth – Faster connection speeds and over longer distances. Auracast Ready.
- 30% longer-lasting lithium-ion rechargeable battery compared to Lumity Hearing Aids.
These features ensure that users can enjoy clear auditory comprehension in various situations, whether during an engaging lecture or a lively family dinner.
Key Features of Phonak Audeo Infinio
The Phonak Audéo Sphere Infinio features a dedicated AI chip, which enables instant speech separation and reduces listening effort in noisy environments. This hearing aid also offers spheric speech clarity, which doubles the listening range and provides clear speech in complex group conversations. Additionally, the Speech Enhancer feature reduces fatigue and improves speech understanding, making it easier to communicate in lively family dinners or engaging lectures. With its advanced sound processing and noise reduction capabilities, the Phonak Audéo Sphere Infinio is a significant improvement over existing Phonak hearing technology.
Benefits of Using Phonak Audéo Sphere Infinio
The Phonak Audéo Sphere Infinio offers numerous benefits, including exceptional speech clarity, reduced listening effort, and improved hearing performance in noisy environments. This hearing aid is designed to provide easier listening, allowing users to listen effortlessly and engage in conversations with confidence. The Phonak Audéo Sphere Infinio is also suitable for individuals with severe hearing loss, providing unparalleled speech clarity and sound quality. With its universal connectivity, users can connect to multiple devices simultaneously, making it easy to stay connected with family members and friends.
Phonak Infinio Models
Phonak Audéo Sphere Infinio Rechargeable
- The receiver in the Ear Hearing Aid has a rocker switch for adjusting the volume, making program changes, and answering phone calls.
- Small that Infino Sphere since no DEEPSONIC dedicated AI chip.
- Double Tap Controls for answering phone calls and starting/stopping streaming.
- Enhanced Bluetooth – universally connects up to 8 Bluetooth devices and two simultaneously.
- The new ERA chip allows for uninterrupted hands-free calls and streaming at twice the distance of previous Phonak Bluetooth models.
- Autosense 6.0
- Water Resistant
- Suitable for mild, moderate, severe, and profound hearing loss.
Phonak Audéo Infinio Rechargeable
- A Receiver in the Ear Hearing Aid with a rocker switch for adjusting the volume, program changes and answering phone calls.
- Double Tap Controls for answering phone calls and starting/stopping streaming.
- Enhanced Bluetooth – Universally connects up to 8 Bluetooth devices and two simultaneously.
- The new ERA chip allows for uninterrupted hands-free calls and streaming at twice the distance of previous Phonak Bluetooth devices.
- Autosense 6.0 with Spheric Speech Clarity.
- Water Resistant.
- Suitable for mild, moderate, severe, and profound hearing loss.
For information on Phonak Audeo Infinio Hearing Aid Models, please click here.
Design and Build of Audéo Sphere Infinio
The Phonak Audéo Sphere Infinio is designed to provide a comfortable and discreet listening experience. The hearing aid features a compact design, making it easy to wear and use. The Phonak Audéo Sphere Infinio is also built with durability in mind, featuring advanced waterproofing and a robust design that can withstand everyday wear and tear. With its ergonomic design and advanced features, the Phonak Audéo Sphere Infinio is an ideal choice for individuals seeking a high-quality hearing aid that provides exceptional sound quality and improved hearing performance.
New Technology with a dedicated AI chip
All Infinio hearing aids include the new ERA Chip, which has improved processing power, allowing for four key new features:
- APD 3.0 – a new fitting prescription that uses the latest research and ERA processing speed to give the user the correct gain at each hearing loss frequency.
- AutoSense 6.0—Trained with artificial intelligence, AutoSense is software that automatically changes the hearing aid’s programs and settings. As a hearing aid user moves into different listening environments, Autosense automatically loads the best program, changes the volume, and adjusts the hearing device’s advanced features.
- Enhanced Bluetooth – Universal connectivity and 2-way streaming to any Bluetooth devices, including phones, tablets and laptops. Phonak Infinio hearing aids will pair up to 8 and 2 Bluetooth devices simultaneously. The new ERA chip allows for increased Bluetooth transmission power, allowing users to maintain a high-quality signal over twice the distance of the previous Phonak Bluetooth.
- Auracast Ready – Auracast™ broadcast will enable devices such as smartphones, laptops, televisions, or public address systems to broadcast audio to an unlimited number of nearby compatible receivers, including hearing aids, speakers and earbuds.
The new DEEPSONIC dedicated AI chip enables the new Spheric Speech Clarity system to operate. Phonak Sphere Infinio hearing aids are Phonak’s first hearing aids that can fully exploit the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for instant speech separation from Noise. They have been trained using 22 million sound samples using a Deep Neural Network (DNN), and the Spheric Speech Clarity system can use these learnings to identify and separate unwanted noise from the speech signal, resulting in improved speech understanding in noisy environments. Phonak claims that spheric speech clarity gives unprecedented speech clarity and doubles your chances of clean and clear speech in complex listening situations.
Motion and Background Noise Technology for Better Hearing
Speech Enhancer is an adaptive feature that enhances a soft speech signal in quiet situations. Hearing aid wearers experience reduced listening effort in quiet.
- Automatically activates when soft speech is detected
- Specifically, it targets soft and distant speech in a quiet environment
Dynamic Noise Cancellation: This noise reduction feature helps remove unwanted noises and reduces listening effort in background noise. The system works with Phonak’s adaptive beamformer and the motion sensor.
- Dynamic Noise Cancellation works with directional microphones to make it easier to hear in noisy environments.
- Motion Sensor Hearing detects when the wearer is moving to optimise hearing in noise.
- SpeechSensor detects the primary speech source and automatically adjusts the microphone mode to ensure better access to speech from the sides and back.
- This feature is particularly effective in the noisiest environments, ensuring clear communication.
Motion Sensor: This detects whether the user is stationary or moving and how noisy the surroundings are. AutoSense OS™ 6.0 automatically adjusts the hearing aid setting to ensure optimal hearing.
StereoZoom 2.0: This feature enables the hearing aid microphones to focus on speech from the front and is activated in noisy listening environments.
With SpeechSensor: Users can hear from the back and the sides. This automatic feature detects the primary speech source and adjusts its microphone modes to ensure the client has more access to speech from the side and back.
Phonak also offers remote assistance, allowing audiologists to adjust and fine-tune hearing aids based on customer needs, ensuring personalised service and ongoing support.
Phonak Infinio Hearing Aid Colours
Infinio hearing aids are available in velvet black, silver grey, sienna red, sand beige, sandalwood, graphite grey, copper, chestnut, champagne, Atlantic green, and beige.
Difference in Infinio Performance Levels
Phonak Audeo Infinio Hearing Aids are available in 4 technology levels:
- Premium – 90
- Advanced – 70
All the performance levels are the same size and use the ERA and DeepSonic chip. The difference is that the software loaded on the device, the Advanced 70 model, has no speech enhancer. Your audiologist can help you choose the correct technology level. You should consider your hearing loss, the listening environments you encounter, and your budget. Choosing the right technology level is crucial for maintaining optimal hearing health.
| Premium 90 | Advanced 70 | |
|---|---|---|
| AutoSense OS™ 6.0 | ||
| Spheric Speech in Loud Noise | • | • |
| Speech in Loud Noise | ||
| Music | • | • |
| Speech in Car | • | • |
| Comfort in Noise | • | • |
| Speech in Noise | • | • |
| Calm Situations | • | • |
| Media speech + mic | • | • |
| Media music + mic | • | • |
| Features | ||
| Spheric Speech Clarity | ||
| Speech Enhancer | • | |
| SpeechSensor | • | • |
| StereoZoom 2.0 | • | • |
| Dynamic Noise Cancellation | • | • |
| Motion Sensor Hearing | • | • |
| RogerDirect™ | • | • |
| ActiveVent™ | • | • |
| Tap Control | • | • |
| SoundRelax | • | • |
| DuoPhone | • | • |
| Real Ear Sound | • | • |
| UltraZoom | • | • |
| Health functionalities1 | • | • |
| WindBlock | • | • |
| User Preference Tuning | • | • |
| Tinnitus Balance | • | • |
| Auto Acclimatization | • | • |
| Environmental Balance | • | • |
| SoundRecover2 | • | • |
| WhistleBlock | • | • |
| NoiseBlock | • | • |
| QuickSync | • | • |
| AOV | • | • |
| Fine tuning channels | 20 | 20 |
Phonak App
The Phonak Audéo Lumity Remote app allows users to make multiple adjustments to the hearing aids.
Remote Control
- Control volume and select programs
- Create your preferred settings and programs
- Dynamic Noise Cancellation through improved Speech Focus slider
Remote Support
- Convenient remote video support from your hearing care professional
- Fine-tune your hearing aids with your hearing care provider from anywhere with an internet connection.
Health
- The new health section offers functions such as tracking steps, activity levels, heart rate (Audeo Fit only), and distance walking and running.
- Optional goal setting for Steps.
Devices
- Status information of the connected hearing aids and hearing aid accessories
- Battery state of charge
- Bluetooth® phone call configuration
- Set up Bluetooth phone calls and streaming
- Tap Control configuration
Phonak myCall-to-Text app will transcribe it so the user can read what is being said in real time.
Bluetooth Wireless Accessories
For more details on Phonak Accessories and user instruction manuals, please see the Phonak website by clicking here.
The Phonak TV Connector is an accessory that streams TV and music directly to your hearing aids, transforming your Bluetooth® hearing aids into wireless stereo headsets. The plug-and-play connector works with TVS and other audio sources to support direct hearing aid connectivity to Infinio, Lumity, Paradise, and Marvel hearing aids.
PartnerMic is a discreet microphone that attaches to your partner’s lapel to improve hearing during one-on-one conversations. With direct connectivity, you can benefit from clear speech streamed directly to your Infinio, Lumity, Paradise, or Marvel hearing aids. This helps users understand speech better in various listening situations.The battery life is up to 6 hours.
Phonak RemoteControl – A pocket-sized remote control that allows you to change volume and programmes.
Roger On™ V3 is Phonak’s latest microphone for everyday use in noisy environments and over distance. Roger Microphones bridge the gap in hearing ability when background noise is present and where there is a listening range of more than 2m from the speaker. They are rechargeable and have an 8-hour battery life.
Introduction to Hearing Aids
Hearing aids are devices designed to improve hearing and communication for individuals with hearing loss. They work by amplifying sound and separating speech from background noise, allowing users to engage in conversations and activities with greater ease. With advancements in hearing technology, hearing aids have become more sophisticated, offering features such as artificial intelligence, noise reduction, and universal connectivity. The Phonak Audéo Sphere Infinio is a top-of-the-line hearing aid model that boasts unprecedented speech clarity and exceptional sound quality, making it an ideal choice for those seeking to improve their hearing performance.
References:
- Wright, A., Kuehnel, V., Keller, M., Seitz-Paquette, K., Latzel, M. (2024). Spheric Speech Clarity applies DNN signal processing to significantly improve speech understanding from any direction and reduce the listening effort. Phonak Field Study News, retrieved from https://www.phonak.com/evidence.
- Raufer, S., Kohlhauer, P., Jehle, F., Kühnel, V., Preuss, M., Hobi, S. (2024). Spheric Speech Clarity has proven to outperform three key competitors for clear speech in noise. Phonak Field Study News retrieved from https://www.phonak.com/evidence.
